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Notes: Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog is a character puppet performed by Robert Smigel premiering in 1997 on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien, best known for mocking celebrities.

Triumph was identified in the early appearances as a Serbian Mountain Hound.

Triumph often puffs a cigar, which usually falls out of his mouth when he begins speaking. The crudeness of the puppetry behind Triumph — Smigel’s arm (and sometimes part of his head and face) is often clearly visible in the shot — has added to the character’s popularity…..[ more ]